How to Sync a Hotmail Account on an iPhone: 8 Steps

Hotmail users can enjoy the same email syncing and delivery experience as those using Apple’s iCloud accounts by adding their Hotmail account to their iPhone
STEPS

1

TAP THE SETTINGS ICON ON YOUR IPHONE’S HOME SCREEN TO LAUNCH THE SETTINGS APP.

2

SCROLL DOWN TO THE MAIL, CONTACTS, CALENDARS SECTION AND TAP ON IT.

3

TAP ADD ACCOUNT...

4

TAP MICROSOFT HOTMAIL.

5

ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND PASSWORD INTO THE FIELDS PROVIDED AND ADD A DESCRIPTION FOR THE ACCOUNT, SUCH AS HOME OR WORK, IF YOU WISH. The account will be called Hotmail by default. Now tap the Next button.

6

SELECT WHETHER YOU WANT TO USE CONTACTS, CALENDARS OR REMINDERS WITH THIS ACCOUNT BY SETTING THE SWITCHES NEXT TO EACH ITEM TO OFF OR ON. Now tap the Save button.

7

TAP YOUR HOTMAIL ACCOUNT IN THE MAIL, CONTACTS, CALENDARS ACCOUNTS LIST.

8

SELECT HOW MANY DAYS OF MAIL TO SYNC AND WHICH FOLDERS TO AUTOMATICALLY UPDATE THROUGH PUSH BY TAPPING THE SECTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
TIPS
You can view only emails from your Hotmail account in the Mail app by tapping the Mailboxes button in the Mail app and tapping the name of your Hotmail account.
Setting your iPhone to sync fewer days of mail from your Hotmail account will reduce the amount of storage space required on your device.
THINGS YOU\'LL NEED
A Hotmail account
ARTICLE INFO
Categories: Hotmail | IPhone
Recent edits by: MultiChi, Zach, Machew68
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